Lyrics
I got the key to the highway
Expressing possession of the means to leave or escape.
Billed out and bound to go
Ready and obligated to depart.
Gonna leave here running
Intention to depart swiftly.
Walking is much too slow
Walking is too slow; emphasizes the urgency of leaving.
I'm going back to the border
Planning to return to a familiar place where one is more accepted.
Baby, where I'm better known
Referring to a location where the speaker feels comfortable and understood.
Because you haven't done nothing, baby
Accusing someone of causing a good person to leave their home.
But drove a good man from home
Implies the listener's responsibility for driving the good person away.
When the moon peeks over the mountains
Referring to a specific time of departure (nighttime).
Lil girl, I'll be on my way
Informing someone of the departure.
I'm gonna roam this highway
Expressing the intention to travel extensively along the highway.
Until the break of day
Continuing to travel until daybreak.
So give me one more kiss, darling
Requesting one final gesture of affection before leaving.
Just before I go
Just before the departure.
'Cause when I leave this time, little girl
Stating the finality of departure; no intention to return.
I won't be back no more, no more
Emphasizing the resolution to not come back.
I got the key to the highway
Reiterating the possession of the means to leave.
Billed out and bound to go
Reaffirming the readiness to depart.
I'm gonna leave here running
Repeating the intent to leave swiftly.
Walking is much too slow
Reiterating that walking is too slow; emphasizes urgency.
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